Senior C++ Backend Developer

We're looking for an experienced backend developer to play a key role in building and evolving the server-side of our product. You'll be working on a high-load, real-time system where performance, scalability, and clean architecture matter. This is not about maintaining legacy code — it's about designing, improving, and refining a complex backend that serves a live product with real users.
🧩 Must-have skills:
🧠 Strong knowledge of modern C++ (C++17 / C++20 / C++23)
🗄 Hands-on work with Redis, MySQL, and PostgreSQL
📄 Experience with Swagger / OpenAPI specifications
📨 Knowledge of RabbitMQ or similar message brokers
🌐 Strong understanding of REST API and WebSocket communication
⚙️ Experience with parallelization and multithreaded systems
🏗 Solid OOP fundamentals and practical use of design patterns
🔍 Ability to easily understand existing codebases and confidently refactor them with better solutions
✅ Nice to have:
🐍 Experience with Python
🛠 Experience with Pistache for building REST services
🖥 Familiarity with Qt / QML
🔁 Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines
💻 Bash scripting skills
🐳 Experience working with Docker
🌍 Location & schedule:
Remote, from anywhere except Ukraine
Working hours aligned with Ukraine time zone (EET)
Daily standups every working day at 12:00 (Kyiv time)
Occasional readiness for overtime when urgent tasks with tight/burning deadlines come up
🧠 About the company and product:
We're a product-driven company in the gambling niche
Developing our own licensed online poker room
Working in two-week Scrum sprints
Every feature includes a detailed specification and a Figma design
CI/CD is fully automated and stable
The team is carefully selected — strong professionals, great collaboration, respectful environment
💰 Compensation:
Salary paid in USDT
🚀 What we offer:
A live product with real users in production
Fast iterations, clear processes, open communication
Respect for your time and expertise